How To Install sagemath-common on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sagemath-common on Kali Linux.
What is sagemath-common
sagemath-common is:
SageMath is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It builds on top of many existing open-source packages: NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, R and many more. Access their combined power through a common, Python-based language or directly via interfaces or wrappers.
Mission: Creating a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab.
This package contains the architecture-independent files of SageMath.
There are three methods to install sagemath-common on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install sagemath-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sagemath-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sagemath-commonInstall sagemath-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sagemath-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sagemath-commonInstall sagemath-common Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install sagemath-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sagemath-commonHow To Uninstall sagemath-common on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the sagemath-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sagemath-commonUninstall sagemath-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sagemath-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sagemath-commonRemove sagemath-common Configurations and Data
To remove sagemath-common configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sagemath-commonRemove sagemath-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sagemath-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sagemath-commonDependencies
sagemath-common have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sagemath-common package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
